High Level Pulsed Heat Versus Low Level Steady Heat in Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain
NCT ID: NCT04109703
Last Updated: 2019-12-30
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-06-01
2019-09-25
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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2. The study is designed as a randomized double blinded two arm placebo controlled trial.
3. The active arm (N=50) receives two active Series 5 heating units (Soovu Labs Inc.) that pulse heat to 45ºC (113ºF). The active Series 5 placebo arm (N=50) gets two identical appearing units (Soovu Labs Inc.) that produce low level of heat at 37ºC (96.8 ºF). For reference skin temperature is about 33 ºC and room temperature 23 ºC.
4. The study hypothesis is that in subjects with chronic low back pain, the active heating device group will show a statistical improvement in pain scores as compared to the active placebo group as measured by the primary outcome measure, the Numeric Pain Scale (NPS).
5. Subjects will be told the study is examining the pain relieving effectiveness of two different levels of heat.
6. Subjects must have chronic low back pain with a pretreatment level of pain 4 or greater on a 0-10 point scale. By definition chronic low back pain is a condition that has been present for at least 6 months and must be present more days than not over the course of a week.
7. No use of pain medications during the four hour trial. However, pain medications including schedule IIIs can be taken up to 30 minutes before the start of the trial. Medications permitted during the trial include medications such as tramadol, codeine, NSIADs, gabapentin and acetaminophen. Non-pain medications for medical indications are permitted at any time. Subjects taking schedule II opioids are excluded from the study. Schedule II opioids include oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and methadone.
8. Ages 22 through 70 inclusive.
9. Exclusion criteria- sciatica if present must be rated significantly less than the non -radiating component of the low back pain, pregnancy, skin lesions such as open skin or sores, scar tissue, skins grafts, old burns over the treatment area or neuropathic sensory loss over the treatment site.
10. Pre-treatment assessments include, Numeric Pain Scale, and a pre-study questionnaire (history, treatment preferences, short form Brief Pain Inventory, and short form Magill).
11. Each treatment session lasts approximately 30 minutes with pain assessments throughout using NPS (primary outcome measure). Secondary outcome measures include measures of comfort and willingness to endorse their treatment.
12. All subjects are followed for a 4 hour post treatment period with intermittent pain assessments (NPS).
13. At the end of the post treatment period, subjects complete a post study usability questionnaire and a blinding questionnaire.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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High level pulsed heat
Subjects randomized to this arm received a generation 5 device (Soovu Labs Inc.) that produced 30 minutes of heat. The heat was delivered as waves peaking at 45° C.
High Level Pulsed Heat delivered by Generation 5 devices from Soovu Labs Inc.
The Soovu Labss Inc. battery powered device is a one inch diameter heating pod that attaches to the user via a ring system. The device may be programmed to deliver a wide variety of treatment algorithms. Control of the devices are through a phone-based bluetooth connection. For this study the treatment algorithm used for subjects in this arm (experimental) used a temperature that was ramped from skin temperature to a peak temperature of 45° C and cycled for 30 minutes.
Low level steady heat
Subjects randomized to this arm received an identical generation 5 device (Soovu Labs Inc.) that produced 30 minutes of heat. The heat was delivered in a steady manner at 37° C.
Low Level (37 degrees C) delivered by the control device Generation 5 devices from Soovu Labs Inc.
The Soovu Labs Inc. battery powered device is a one inch diameter heating pod that attaches to the user via a ring system. The device may be programmed to deliver a wide variety of treatment algorithms. Control of the devices are via a phone-based bluetooth connection. For this control arm of the study the treatment algorithm held a steady temperature of 37 degrees C for a 30 minute period.
Interventions
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High Level Pulsed Heat delivered by Generation 5 devices from Soovu Labs Inc.
The Soovu Labss Inc. battery powered device is a one inch diameter heating pod that attaches to the user via a ring system. The device may be programmed to deliver a wide variety of treatment algorithms. Control of the devices are through a phone-based bluetooth connection. For this study the treatment algorithm used for subjects in this arm (experimental) used a temperature that was ramped from skin temperature to a peak temperature of 45° C and cycled for 30 minutes.
Low Level (37 degrees C) delivered by the control device Generation 5 devices from Soovu Labs Inc.
The Soovu Labs Inc. battery powered device is a one inch diameter heating pod that attaches to the user via a ring system. The device may be programmed to deliver a wide variety of treatment algorithms. Control of the devices are via a phone-based bluetooth connection. For this control arm of the study the treatment algorithm held a steady temperature of 37 degrees C for a 30 minute period.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Subjects must have pretreatment level of pain 4 or greater.
3. Ages 22 through 70 inclusive
4. Non pain medications are permitted as needed for conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease etc.
5. Medications such as tramadol, codeine, NSIADs, gabapentin and acetaminophen are not permitted during the trial but may be included under the discretion of the study physician.
6. Subjects must have a reliable method for clinic contact and follow-up.
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Exclusion Criteria
2. Medications including oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and methadone are excluded from the trial but may be included under the discretion of the study physician. Such decisions will be documented should they occur.
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21 Years
70 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Northern California Research Corporation
OTHER
University of Washington
OTHER
Soovu Labs Inc.
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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charles chabal, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Soovu Labs Inc.
Locations
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Northern California Research Institute
Sacramento, California, United States
Countries
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Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Other Identifiers
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201969K
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id